Eric Arthur Blair Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, eastlandssaint said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/authors/paisley-daily-express/iconic-main-chivas-building-could-23323463 It may be "iconic"but it's actually not that old and isn't listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: Hey @antrin, your old school Ta, EAB. Taken from the allotments below it looks like. we played most of our local fitba on that flat bit of street, there. (just above the “as seen on”) good surface and no through traffic - and the noise annoyed fewer people living nearby. (I’d left the school by the time that pic was taken.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALBIONSAINT Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, eastlandssaint said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/authors/paisley-daily-express/iconic-main-chivas-building-could-23323463 Built in 1964, it looks older! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 11 hours ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: 11 hours ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: Same location as above Was there two "Glasgow's" shops in Cotton Street, because one has a Salvation Army Hall beside it, the other, Paisley Liberal Association. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) The building being demolished is certainly a different one from the other. And the shape of the grassed area with a flower bed is different. The benches in the demolition pic are backed onto a straight wall whereas... ...the two auld Buddies are standing beside a curved wall enclosing a flower bed. eta: I don't recall "Glasgow's" at all.... Edited January 18, 2021 by antrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Yflab said: Anyone remember Galbraith’s? Seem to remember one in Glasgow Rd opposite the Sherwood chippy as a youngster which I believe is now a funeral directors. Think it used to be a Tool Hire shop for many years. Think it might have ceased trading around the time FineFare took up residence at the old ice rink site in Seedhill. No doubt @Eric Arthur Blair will correct me as I’m probably wrong. All over the town. had one in Braehead Road. Galbraith's Store - Paisley Scotland Galbraith supermarkets - Wikipedia Edited January 18, 2021 by pod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 The logo of GS Ltd (Galbraith Stores) is cast in concrete above both the entrances to the large warehouses in New Sneddon Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buddymarvellous Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galbraith_supermarkets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcc Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 hours ago, antrin said: The building being demolished is certainly a different one from the other. And the shape of the grassed area with a flower bed is different. The benches in the demolition pic are backed onto a straight wall whereas... ...the two auld Buddies are standing beside a curved wall enclosing a flower bed. eta: I don't recall "Glasgow's" at all.... The angle at which the two photos are taken are different. I suspect that the Sally Ann had moved to their new premise in Broomlands in the intervening years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Anyone remember Galbraith’s? Seem to remember one in Glasgow Rd opposite the Sherwood chippy as a youngster which I believe is now a funeral directors. Think it used to be a Tool Hire shop for many years. Think it might have ceased trading around the time FineFare took up residence at the old ice rink site in Seedhill. No doubt [mention=12059]Eric Arthur Blair[/mention] will correct me as I’m probably wrong. The building which now houses the funeral directors was Gillespie's car showroom. When they moved out it split into 2 units, Azad and then Global Video on the right, the one on the left lay empty for years. I can't recall it ever being a Galbraiths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 I was sent to that building by the school careers office in 1985 for a job interview.Stupid bassa's sent me to Blacklaw Lane instead of Blackhall Lane.If I hadn't used my brain I could have ended up a spark at Morts Electical Services instead of a draughtsman all those years ago. [emoji848] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Yflab said: You are probably right. As you know my memory is goosed. I certainly don’t remember it anything but the places you mentioned from mid 70s onwards. It must have been in the high street that I remember getting taken too! I still hate shopping to this day! When did FineFare open up in Seedhill? Long before I moved there, the Ice Rink was demolished in 1970 so it must have been early 70s . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Cookie Monster said: If I hadn't used my brain I could have ended up a spark at Morts Electical Services instead of a draughtsman all those years ago. I take umbrage to that remark. I served my time with Balfour Kilpatrick. Nearly chucked it to be a draughtsman, but it was a drayman they were looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 2 hours ago, smcc said: The angle at which the two photos are taken are different. I suspect that the Sally Ann had moved to their new premise in Broomlands in the intervening years. Aye, the angle is different but it's two different beds - and not the same building. The architecture is different - look at the windows on the floors between the bay windows. Three on each floor in one pic and only two in the other. The big protuberance on the roof might have helped pin it down, but you can't see it on both. Foreby... if it was the same building, then Glasgow's has swapped places with the Liberal Association - cos neither is in the red sandstone colour of the nice Sally Army building. Call me a pedant, but... ...I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 I asked my Mum, she says Glasgow's moved further down Cotton St away from the Salvation Army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Say "Ta", tae yer Ma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slarti Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 18 minutes ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: I asked my Mum, she says Glasgow's moved further down Cotton St away from the Salvation Army. There was a "Glasgow's of Paisley" facing Dunn Square (next to Clydesdale Bank) in, I think, late 80's/early 90's. Was that the same company? I had never heard of them until that shop opened. Dunno what it sold, was never in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, Slarti said: There was a "Glasgow's of Paisley" facing Dunn Square (next to Clydesdale Bank) in, I think, late 80's/early 90's. Was that the same company? I had never heard of them until that shop opened. Dunno what it sold, was never in it. Don't recall one from the 80s/90s. The one in Cotton St sold toys and prams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slarti Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: Don't recall one from the 80s/90s. The one in Cotton St sold toys and prams. There was definitely one there but ,,, ach, who really cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: Long before I moved there, the Ice Rink was demolished in 1970 so it must have been early 70s . Ice rink was demolished 1973. Edited January 18, 2021 by HSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Could have been worse. You could have become a pipe fitter!A pipe fitter is just a plumber who thinks they are better than others. That fully sums up one particular person 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 I take umbrage to that remark. [emoji20] I served my time with Balfour Kilpatrick.[emoji14] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbriansaint72 Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 23 hours ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: When did the name change to castlehead? Or should I say, when did the concrete shambles that I went to in foxbar take the name camphill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slarti Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 When did the name change to castlehead? Or should I say, when did the concrete shambles that I went to in foxbar take the name camphill?About 1971 I think. Then they knocked the old one down and built Castlehead. Might be a few years out there. Can't remember if my brother had to do his last year at the new one or whether he was in the first 1st years at the new one. So somewhere between 67/68 and 71/72. Mibbe. [emoji38] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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